stopwatch

[ stop-woch ]

/ ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ /

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noun

a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.

Origin of stopwatch

First recorded in 1730–40; stop + watch

Words nearby stopwatch

stop the clock, stop thrust, stop time, stop up, stop volley, stopwatch, stopword, stop-work, storable, storage, storage battery

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Example sentences from the Web for stopwatch

I don't think I can answer that question accurately, because the time approximation, without a stopwatch, would be difficult.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Suiting action to word, he took up his stopwatch and set the needle swinging.
The Skylark of Space|Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
Did we make any or do any stopwatch tests about any route from the southeast corner of the sixth floor down to the lunchroom?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You saw the stopwatch on all of these timing occasions when it was started and when it was stopped, is that correct?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

He never looked at Natica, nor at the Hartopp; but he tossed me a stopwatch and told me to keep time.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stopwatch

stopwatch

/ (ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ) /

noun

a type of watch used for timing events, such as sporting events, accurately, having a device for stopping the hand or hands instantly

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单词	stopwatch
释义	stopwatch [ stop-woch ] / ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stopwatch ON THESAURUS.COM noun a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races. Origin of stopwatch First recorded in 1730–40; stop + watch Words nearby stopwatch stop the clock, stop thrust, stop time, stop up, stop volley, stopwatch, stopword, stop-work, storable, storage, storage battery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stopwatch I don't think I can answer that question accurately, because the time approximation, without a stopwatch, would be difficult. Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Suiting action to word, he took up his stopwatch and set the needle swinging. The Skylark of Space\|Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby Did we make any or do any stopwatch tests about any route from the southeast corner of the sixth floor down to the lunchroom? Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy You saw the stopwatch on all of these timing occasions when it was started and when it was stopped, is that correct? Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy He never looked at Natica, nor at the Hartopp; but he tossed me a stopwatch and told me to keep time. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905\|Various British Dictionary definitions for stopwatch stopwatch / (ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ) / noun a type of watch used for timing events, such as sporting events, accurately, having a device for stopping the hand or hands instantly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stopwatch timepiece, wristwatch, alarm, timer, chronometer, ticker, dial, clock, watch, calendar, chronograph, repeater, metronome, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, gnomon, sundial, clepsydra, hourglass
随便看	take stock in takes two take the bit in one's mouth take the bitter with the sweet take the bread out of someone's mouth take the bull by the horns take the cake take the edge off take the fall take the field take the fifth take the floor take the heat take the initiative take the law into one's hands take the liberty of take the load off take the plunge take the pulse of take the rap take the rough with the smooth take the starch out of take the sting out of take the trouble take the wind out of one's sails

stopwatch

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British Dictionary definitions for stopwatch

noun

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